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USB keys aka dedicated devices are dead. Noone wants to carry around yet another gadget. Reuse a phone instead. Much more pervasive.
by rauar 15y ago
USB keys aka dedicated devices are dead. Noone wants to carry around yet another gadget. Reuse a phone instead. Much more pervasive.
- peterwwillis 15y agoWe all carry keys. I use a key to get into my house, my car, my business. Keys aren't dead. A memory stick is certainly not secure, but one with the right smart card is relatively secure.
- rauar 15y agoI'm not saying the device can't be secure. It' the inconvenience due to the physical impact and the fact that eventually you have to carry around a whole key chain.
- jayfuerstenberg 15y agoI agree with you and I made it so the iPhone you carry around everyday can be your password manager. I'm honestly not trying to spam HN with links to my product but since it's on topic I'll just mention that I developed an iPhone app called KEYBOX ( http://www.jayfuerstenberg.com/keybox/ http://www.jayfuerstenberg.com/keybox/ ). It securely manages passwords and other secrets without dongles or other devices. USB keys are a good idea from a convenience perspective but what makes it convenient for you makes it equally so for a hacker (the nefarious kind) to break into whatever system you're trying to make secure.